India, Oct. 27 -- Tirath Singh, the brother of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) block samiti member Karaj Singh, was shot dead and his friend injured after being ambushed near a gurdwara in Amritsar district on Monday evening, police said.

His friend, Ranjeet Singh, sustained gunshot wounds and is undergoing treatment in stable condition.

The incident occurred around 7.30pm when the two men were returning home after paying obeisance at the gurdwara in Jhite Kalan. According to the police, an initial argument with a group of men quickly escalated into a physical altercation. The assailants fired seven to eight rounds before fleeing. Tirath Singh was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Tirath Singh's mother Paramjit K...